Kickball can be a simple game, but for a youngster who's visually impaired, it takes on a whole new dimension.

Kickball can be a simple game, but for a youngster who's visually impaired, it takes on a whole new dimension.

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Updated: 6:35 PM EST Feb 25, 2014

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WEBVTT FOR THE BLIND TOOK THE GAME OF KICKBALL TO THESE KIDS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. THEY GET A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT LIFE IS LIKE IN THE DARK. IT'S A SIMPLE GAME TEACHING AN INVALUABLE LESSON. THESE FIRST THROUGH SIXTH GRADERS AT THE MANCHESTER BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ARE PLAYING BEEP KICKBALL. SOMETHING THAT WILL SHOW THEM WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. CRACKS YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING AT ALL AND HE HAVE TO TRY TO FIND THIS NOISE. IT SIMILAR TO THE SCHOOLYARD VERSION WITH A COUPLE OF TWISTS. THE BALL IS SOFTER AND HAS AN INTERNAL BEEPER. THERE'S NO SECOND BASE AND FIRST AND THIRD HAVE BUZZERS. EVERYONE HAS EYES CLOSED OR IS BLINDFOLDED. GET TO THE BASE FIRST AND IT'S A RUN. THEY CAN'T SEE THE BASE, THEY'RE JUST FOCUSING ON THEIR OTHER SENTENCES -- ON THEIR OTHER SENSES. IT'S HARD BECAUSE YOU ARE BLINDFOLDED AND YOU CAN SEE AND YOU CAN SEE IN YOUR BUMPING INTO RANDOM PEOPLE. IT IS A VERY ALIEN ENVIRONMENT. A LOT OF US RELY HEAVILY ON VISION. TO SOMEBODY PLAYING A GAME OR TO BE IN A WORLD WHERE SOUND IS WHAT YOU ARE RELYING ON INSTEAD IS VERY DIFFERENT. IN THE WAY, IT OPENS THE EYES OF PEOPLE WHO MAY BE FULLY CITED. IT IS VERY HARD FOR THEM TO GO AROUND AND THEY CANNOT HAVE THE EVERYDAY LIFE WE HAVE. ORGANIZERS HOPE THEY WILL SEE

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Kickball can be a simple game, but for a youngster who's visually impaired, it takes on a whole new dimension.